Healthcare Insurance Information Technology

During the open enrollment period for 2014 healthcare insurance a few months ago, my wife and I chose the AARP Medicare Rx Preferred plan offered by United Healthcare, the largest health insurance provider in America. How could we go wrong? UnitedHealthcare is an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United […]

Man with 3-D Printed Pelvis Walks Again

  A British gentleman in his 60s was suffering from chondrosarcoma of the pelvis, a rare form of cancer that could not be treated with radiation or drugs. The only option was to replace the diseased half of his pelvis. Such surgery would have been unheard of in the recent past, but with the advent of […]

DACS 22 – Review

Click image to enlarge On May 6th, the Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) held it’s monthly meeting, and it was an honor to give a talk there about The Future of Healthcare and the Internet. This was the twenty-second year that I had shared my thoughts with DACS. The meeting was open to the public and […]

3-D Printing of Blood Vessels

The biomedicine news section of the MIT Technology Review reported that artificial organs may become more practical thanks to a new 3-D printing technique (see 3-D Printing Blood Vessels into Artificial Tissues Could Eliminate Need for Donor Organs). It seems that materials science breakthroughs are occurring on a regular basis. The MIT team created a […]

Mezon Tapas and Global Health

“Dining For A Cause” presented by the Mezon Tapas Bar & Restaurant, was a very special event. The tasting menu included seven courses, each paired from a selection of excellent Spanish wines. The servers were courteous, professional, and efficient in presenting the wonderful meal. I look forward to returning for paella, and I highly recommend Mezon Tapas Bar & […]